Window-sash



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WINDOW SASH.

No. 451,596. Pat'ented May 5, 1891.

UNrrnD STATES- PATENT nnrcn..

THEODORE LONGENECKER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

WlNDOW-.SASH.

SPECIFIUATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,596, dated May 5,1891.

Application filed June 23, 1890. Serial No. 356,396. (No model.)

To aZZ wlwm it may ooncern:

Be it known that I, THnoDoRE F. LONGE- NECKER, residing at Dayton, inthe county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvem ents in NV in- (low-Sashes, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to the construction of sash, especially glazedsash for hot-beds, but may be used for other sash.

The object of the invention is to improve the Construction of sash, tostrengthen the Corners and joints, and especially to exclude moisturefrom said joints.

Fi'gure l is a broken plan 'of ahot-bed sash with my improvementapplied. Fig. 2 is a broken perspective view of part of the same. Fg. 3is a perspective of corner-plate. Fig. 4. is a perspective ofmullion-socket.

A indicates the side bars, and B the end bars, of the sash,

C indicates a mullion or transombar of the sash.

The mullion or transom bars have the rabbets D, leaving the usual tongueor flange E, against which putty is spread to hold the glass in therabbet D. The side bars have rabbets D' and tongues or fianges E' ofsimilar Character to those on the mullions. These tongues may beintegral with the bars or attached to them. The side and end bars aremortised, dovetailed, or otherwise secured together at the Corners inany usual way.

The Corners are strengthened by plates F, which extend over the face ofthe bars and have turned-down flanges G inside the sash.

'These flanges G extend at a right angle along the bars, as shown. Theplate lies on top of the sash-bars and the fianges extend along theinner side thereof. The plate and langes are secured to the bars byscrews or rivets passing through holes H H.

The tongue or rib E' is cut away, so that the plate may lie fiush withthe general surface of the frame and with the bottom of the rabbet D'.The top plate hasarib I, which forms a continuation of the inner edge oftongue E'. Thus the tongue E' and the rib I form what is called theputty-fiange of the sash, in-

side of which the glass is placed and secured by putty applied in thecorner of the rabbet, as usual in glazing sash.

The mullion-socket K is attached to an angular plate L, which is securedto the end bar of the sash by screws passing through holes HZ. The mullion enters this socket and is secured by sorews or rivets passingthrough holes H'. The upper face of the socket has ribs I', formingcontinuations of the edges of tongue. Thus the glass in rabbet D and theputty which retains the same lie against these ribs I' in the samemanner as has been explained for the side fianges I.

It will be apparent that 'the two puttyfianges I' I' on themullion-socket may be made integral.

The corner-plates and sockets maybe light oastings, or may be st-ruck upfrom thin plate metal. The screw-holes will be bored at convenientdistances for securing the plates or sockets to the frame.

By this construction, as will be seen, a very strong sash may be madewithout dovetails or mortises, although such may be employed, ifdesirable. The top of the pla-te or socket covers the joint and excludeswater. Experience has shown that sash, especially hot-bed sash, firstbegin to decay at the joints. This objection is entirely overcome by theuse of the sockets and plates above described. The putty-bar on top ofthe plate or socket enables the glass to be carried on top of thecasting and secured there by the putty. This prevents the water fromfinding access to the joint past the end orside of the metallic plate orsocket. The plate or socket may be sunk into the bars of the sash, so asnot to protrude above the surface thereof. The mullion is preferablytenoned to enter the socket, the body of the mullion being of the samesize as the outside of the socket.

What I claim is- 1. In a sash, the combination, with the Wooden sash-barhaving an upwardly-extending tongue or putty-flange thereon, of ametallic corner-plate secured to the sash-bars, said plate having aflange integral therewith and forming a continuation of the putty-flangeon the `sash-bar, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a wooden sashbar, of a metallie socket securedthei'eto, the mullion entering said socket, said m uliiou and socketeach having a fiange, fol'ming together :L continuous puttyfiange,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the Wooden bzu's of a sash, of putty-fiangesformed thereon and extending above the general level thereof, andmetallic plates covei'ing the joints of the wooden bm's, said plateshaving flzuiges which Io zu'e continuations of the wooden {hmges of thebai's, substantialiy as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignatm'e in px'esenee of two witnesses.

THEODORE F. LONGENECKER. Witnesses:

ALBERT KERN, TITIAN W. JOHNSON.

